The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-09
From Wallace


Last Monday morning mt five o'clock, Miss
Joanna Curtin departed this life at her no!
in Wallace, aged IS years and six months
She had been i'll for the past year with lung
disease, contracted by severe cold. Her
condition for the past two weeks was regard.
G | as exceedingly critical and death might
result at any moment Every care that at
fiction and tender nursing could besiow was
exercised, that life might be prOlongeii but
al TO no avail. Her pune gentle spr, pass
ed quietly and peacefully from life OF
pain, of sickness and Of DEATH to one Of
everlasting and urspcakabe happiness
Miss Curtin was young lady of more than
ordinary intelligence possessed OF IA hopeiui
happy disposition and Kindness of heart,
which not only endeared her to her own but
also to to those Of her acquaintance. Her
griefstricken mother, brothers and sisters
have the sincere sympathy of their numer
GUS friends. While we unfegneily condolc
with the family in this their deep affection,
here is the greatest consolation in the
bought that hers was the death of the true
christian, fortified by the sacred rites of the
church. and the record of pure and blame
'ess life
Our loss is simply her gain, and in this
case it may be truthfully said. so. death
where is thy sting, o. grave where is thy
victory"
At Q o'clock the funeral cortege, which
was one of the largest entering the city in
many years, moved from the late home Of
the deceased to ST. Columbia church, where
requiem high mass for the rcpose Of her
soul was offered, when the long line of
friends in vehicles moved to the cemetry.
Her friends, in sorrow. will cherish
Her grave; every tear IL a gem.
And thor payers round her brow in the heavens
VIII brighten her fair diadem.
We kneel at her grave. and remember
IN love. we are stu one 81 them.
WALLACE, April 3-Thomas O'Don nell !
says Sunday was too stormy for him to
travel, seven miles to see his best girl
Eddie ODOnnell was the guest of nj ISIS |
ThOs. Fox has bran new horse and |
Luggy He says he will throw the dust In
some OF the boys eyes this summer.
Frank Brown and Dannie O'Connor
we're the guests of Miss Annie Traproux
on last Sunday evening.
William Carrigan was the guest Of Miss |
Mamie O'Donncll last week
Edmund Burke Is AS happy as a clam In |
Il uh a n.,I Ill
and child are doing well, and undoubtedly |
the father will I've through il, too
Hanna Curtin, who has been seriously III |
Tor the past two weeks Is slowly recover.
ing.
As stormy as Sunday was, Tim Curtain
and Billy kiley could be seen winding
their way towards -.
James o. Donnell has rented the Cutler.
ton farm. He says he will not start to work |
until he gets hOusekeeper If 1t takes him
until the 4th Of July to hunt up one We
nope II will not take him that long as ii |
would be rather late to start his spring
work then
Thomas Thompson and Frank ThOrn's
attractions seem to be westward. They say
they are in search of William CorrigaL,
lut we doubt il!
Edmund O'Donnell sr, who has been
sick for the past two weeks Is recovering
Philip McGinness aud Frank Fogarty
we're guests at the judges last Sunday
evening
Marion McGinnlss has been repairing
lis house the past week. He says he will
not keep batch either for II will not take
aim until the 4th of July to look up
housekeeper, Ii Is tine for more of our
boys to be looking after the future, as the
Tears are stealing ever them slowly but
surely. EXTRA